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Letters: Obama Fails To Live Up To Promises

Obama won his first presidential election with a lot of promises. He had a golden opportunity to make good on his proposals. He took office with a Democratic majority in the House and Senate. The country needed energy and immigration policies and reforms in Medicare and Social Security, but he squandered his chance to get much needed things done in these areas.

His Democratic opponent in his first campaign was Hillary Clinton who’d failed to put through a national health-care plan when her husband was president because unless we lived in a socialistic country, it was a bad idea. Like Lyndon Johnson’s Medicare program, it’s a disaster.

But Obama wanted to show Hillary and his liberal associates that he was the boss. He pushed through a health-care program that will prove to become impossible to manage. He opened a can worms that are going to run all over the place.

After his first four years of getting nothing good done for America, he gets another chance. But he is going to continue down the same path because he believes big government is good for everyone. His tax proposals are a good way to redistribute wealth. If my tax estimates for this year are accurate, his agenda is working.

I should sleep better knowing that I am paying more than my fair share, so that others can sleep well knowing that they are getting a free lunch.